Cigar box or container and method of making the same



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CIGAR BOX OR QONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 17. 1938 IIII 1 MH IWN Jizveazlazs nk E: (2926161; mam. 160 5-5 23in,

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CIGAR BOX 0R CQNTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Oct. 17, 1958 PH rE I Patented May 14, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGAR BOX OR CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Irving E. Black, Brooklyn, and Hyman Jacobstein, New Rochelle, N. Y.; said Black assignor to said J acobstein Application October 17, 1938, Serial No. 235,532

6 Claims.

operations which are carried out to form the elements of the wrapper from blank material and then assembled and delivered as a completed wrapper.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrapper consisting of an inner preserving member of cedar, an intermediate reinforcing member of card board having a ripping member associated therewith, and an outer member, the said members being all formed of sheet material and assembled one upon another in such a manner that a cigar can be very easily wrapped in the inner preserving member, the cutter of the intermediate member being then moved to a position along one side'of the cigar and the outer member then wrapped about the inner member and sealed in enclosing relation thereto. It is another object of the invention to provide a container consisting of superposed members which are formed of sheet material by punching and cutting operations and progressively moved into position to dispose them in their assembled relation to each other where they are firmly secured and cut off and delivered ready for use.

- It is another object of the invention to permit the various punching and cutting operations to be performed automatically in step by step operations as sheets of material are moved through a machine and the members then moved into an assembled position and secured to form the complete container which is delivered from the machine ready for use. I

1 Another object of the invention is to provide a cigar container which can be made of sheet material with a minimum of waste and to also reduce to a minimum likelihood of the material being damaged and imperfect containers formed.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and ;ing drawings wherein; I

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a cigar wrapped in the improved container;

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the wrapped cigar;

Figure 3 is a view looking down upon the container or wrapper when in a flattened condition;

Figure 4 is a view of the inner container member formed of cedar;

Figure 5 is a view of the intermediate cardboard member;

Figure 6 is a view of the outer member or wrapper formed of tinfoil and waxed paper;

Figure 7 is a view looking at one end of the flattened container;

Figure 8 is a sectional view through. the container;

Figure 9 is a sectional view showing the inner member folded about a cigar indicated by dotted lines and the ripping blade of the intermediate member-folded to its position at one side of the cigar;

Figure 10 is a sectional view showing the outer in the direction of the arrow indicated by the letter B in Figure 1;

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the manner in which the outer member is torn open by the ripping blade;

Figure 15 is a diagrammatic top plan view of a machine for making the container;

Figure 16 is a diagrammatic view in elevation looking at one side of the machine;

Figure 17 is a diagrammatic front elevation of the machine;

Figure 18 is a view illustrating the formation of the outer members;

Figure 19 is a view illustrating the formation of the intermediate members;

Figure 20 is a view illustrating the formation of the inner members; I v

Figure 21 is a diagrammatic view showing the relation of the intermediate member to the outer member when assembled; and

Figure 22 is a view illustrating the manner in which the cedar for forming the inner members is moistened.

The improved cigar box or container constitute.

ing the subject matter of this invention consists of an inner preserving member I formed of cedar, an intermediate reinforcing and ripping member 2 formed of card board, and an outer member or wrapper 3 consisting of sheets 6 and 5 formed of waxed paper and tin foil adhering to each other. These three members are secured in an assembled position, one upon another, and while they have been shown secured by eyelets 6 passing through registering openings 1, 8 and 9, formed in the members, it is to be understood that other securing means may be employed. A slit H] is formed longitudinally in' the intermediate member from its front end to form a ripping blade l i having its inner end portion united at one side to the body portion of the member. Ends of this intermediate reinforcing member are cut to form substantially circular tabs 12 which are perforated as shown at E3, these tabs being disposed under the companion tabs M of the inner cedar member i when the members are assembled. Perforations l5 are formed in the rear end portion of the ripping blade and the body portion of the intermediate member is formed with a longitudinally extending slot l6 with which register perforations i1 and i8 formed in the inner member l and the outer member 3. The outer member projects beyond the exposed side edge of the intermediate'member and this projecting portion which is folded to form a flap !9 is perforated as shown at 20 which register with companion perforations 2| of the outer member when the outer member is wrapped about the enclosed cigar as shown in Figure 10. Additional perforations 22 are formed in the outer member and spaced inwardly from the perforations 2], and at its front end the outer member or wrapper is cut to form a recess 23 which flares towards its open end and exposes the free front end of the ripping blade ll. It should also be noted that the front edge 24 of the inner member I is curvedlongitudinally to provide an inwardly bowed arcuate edge extending across the recess and the protruding end portion of the ripping blade as shown in Figure 3.

When this device is in use a cigar 25 is placed upon the free side edge portion of the inner member and this member which is formed of thin cedar is rolled towards its secured side edge portion to enclose thecigar as shown in Figure 9v and the ripping blade ll is then turned upwardly to dispose it against a side of the cigar as shown. The outer member or wrapper formed of waxed paper faced with tin foil is then engaged about the enclosed cigar by a rolling operation towards the right in Figure 9 or by drawing the outer member towards the left in this figure until it is disposed about the enclosed cigar as shown in Figure with its free side edge portion in face to face engagement with the flap l9 and the ripping blade held in position against a side of the cigar. contacting side edge portion of the outer member are then folded to the position of Figure 11 in which they are disposed flat against the secured side portion of the outer member under the inner reinforcing member with their perforations 20 and 2H registering with the perforations l8 to provide ventilating passages. End

portions of the outer member or wrapper which protrude from the cedar inner member or box are then folded upwardly with the tabs I2 and IA of the intermediate member and inner member so that the folded tabs form ends for the box and the folded portions of the outer wrapper mem- The flap and the ber are secured by an adhesive as shown in Figures 12 and 13. In View of the fact that the outer wrapper member is formed with the recess 23 to accommodate the outer free end portion of the ripping blade, this blade will protrude as shown in Figures 1 and 2 from the wrapper a sufficient distance to be easily grasped. The revenue stamp 26 and the identifying band 2'! is then applied, and the boxed cigar is ready to be packed in a container from which the individual cigar boxes can be removed. The fact that the inner cedar member has one end cut straight across and its outer end cut with'an arcuate edge 24 causes the boxed and wrapped cigar to have the end 28 extend at right angles to its longitudinal axis and its end 29 diagonally thereof. The cigars may, therefore, be placed upright in a pocket of a coat or vest with the ends 29 uppermost and since these ends extend at an incline then will only receive a glancing blow if accidentally struck and will not be liable to be broken or knocked from the pocket by the force of the blow. When it desired to smoke a cigar the protruding end pprg. tion of the ripping blade is grasped and p uil ex er-ted to tear the outer wrapper member longiw. tudinally as shown in Figure 14. This will not only cause the outer wrapper member to be torn longitudinally and permit easy removal of the,

cigar but also cause the revenue stamp to be torn and thus destroyed as required bylaw In Figures 15 through 22 .there has been lustrated an apparatus for making the improved individual cigar bOX ont ner and. t e method steps followed during such manufacture,

This apparatus consists of a frame which may be referred to as substantially If-shaped in top p as it h a p ti 30 and a cr ss portion 31' extending at right angles to the portion {ill in crossed relation thereto. This frame or tableqis supported by a suitable number of legs 32, upon referring to Figures 16 and 17 it will beI seen that the portion 3!, has a single upper platform or table top 33;, whereas the portion 311 has an upper platform or table top 34 and; av lower platform or shelf 35 which extends longitudinally of the portion 313 but is of less length than the. platform 34 and at its front end intersectskthe lower end of an upwardly extending forwardlyinclined portion 36 leading to a transversely extending slot 31 formed in the platform 34,.

The roll 38 of material for formingthe outer wrapper members is mounted at one end of the platform 33 by supporting brackets 39 and below the roll 38 these brackets support a de lecting roller til for directing the stock or strip 4| longi tudinally of the table or platform alongwhichit is drawn by a suitable number of feed rollers 42.

This strip consists of companion sheets of waxed 7 paper and tin foil with the waxed paper uppermost as the strip moves along the table and the feed rollers will advance the strip in step' by step movements during formation of the container. The steps or stages followed during formation of the outer wrapper member and assembly thereof with the intermediate and inner members have been indicated in Figures 17 and 18 by thenum hers I through 8 as shown at 43. The f rst (1) stage consists of a blank portion ofthe strip and at the second (2) stage the perforations'9 are" formed through the strip adjacent one sideedge thereof by the piercing punches 4 4 and notches are formedat opposite side edges of strip by notching punches M5 The strip is then' advanced for the third (3) stage or step where the perforations I8, 20, 24 and 2-2 are rormec i- U mediate member.

nearopposite side edges of the strip by piercing punches 41,and"an opening 48 for forming the notchor' recess 23 is formed by a notching punch 49. At the stage or step four (4) the marginal portion ofthe strip through which the perforations 20 are formed is folded downwardly by a folding punch 5|] throughthe widened endportion 5| of the slit 52 to form the depending flap l9 and" the strip is then advanced through the stage or step five (5) as a finished blank ready for assembling to the stage or step six (6) where it is assembled with the intermediate and inner members and the eyelets 6 applied and clinched by eyeleting device 53. The strip with the inter-' mediate and inner-members then passes through the feed rollers 42 at the stage or step seven (1) and advances to the stage or step eight (8) where the/ end blank is cut off by the cutter 54 across the wider end of the opening 48 and not only cut the end blank free from the strip but alsoprovide the outer member with the recess or notch 23.

The intermediate reinforcing members which are of. cardboard are formed from a strip which is mounted as a'roll 56 at the rear end of the platform 'or shelf 35 and guided therefrom onto the platform by the deflecting rollers '51.

Feed rollers 58 move the cardboard strip along the platform in step by step movements to the lower end of the inclined portion 36 up which it passes and between the deflector rollers 59 onto the table under the inner members which are formed thereon. The cardboard strip 55 passes through nine steps or stages to form the intermediate or reinforcing members and assemble them with the companion outer and inner members; and these steps are shown in Figure 19 where they are designated by the numbers I through 9 as indicated at 60.

The first stage (I) consists of a blank portion of the strip which at the second stage (2) is operated by the punches'Gl to form the perforations 8, l3 and I5. At the third stage (3) the punch I 62 forms the slot I6 after which the strip is moved through a blank stage (4) to the stage (5) where a portion of the strip at one side thereof, which is indicated by dotted lines and designated by the numeral 63, is cut away by notching punch 64 to partially form one tab l2 and the adjacent end of the ripping blade II. The strip then advances to stage six (6) where it is operated upon by punches 65 to complete the partially formed tab l2 and adjacent the other side edge of the strip form an opening 66 to partially form the second tab l2 and the adjoining end of the inter- After the opening 66 has been formed the strip is advanced to the next stage (1) where the punch 61 enlarges the opening 66 as shown at 68 to complete formation of the tab and adjoining end of the intermediate member,

the strip being then advanced to stage (8) where the punch 69 cuts the strip as shown at 10 to provide the'slit l0 separating the blade II from the body portion of the intermediate member when the portion H is cut off to free the blade at its front end. After the slip 10 has been formed the strip is moved upwardly along the inclined portion36 of the platform and between the deflecting rollers 59 through the slot 31 onto the forward end portion of the blade 34 where it moves forwardly under the inner members to its stage (9) which places it over the outer member 3 at the stage six (6) thereof where it is secured by the eyelets and at the same time severed from the strip by the cutter 12 which not only cuts a finished intermediate member from shaft or table 35 and along the forward portion of the shelf 34 into position under the cutter 12.

The inner members I are formed from long strips 13 of very thin cedar having the grain extending transversely thereof, and these strips are piled in a stack upon a shelf 14 extending from the rear end of the table 34 flush with the upper face thereof. The cedar strips 13 which are of greater length than the distance between the feed rollers 15 and 59 are'manually fed from the stack toward the ro1lers'15 for engagement between thesame, but before reaching these feed rollers, they pass between the rollers 16 of a moistener T! as shown in Figures 16 and 22. The cedar will thus be moistened and rendered flexible so that it will not be liable to split longitudinally of its grain which extends transversely of the strip but longitudinally of the finished inner members.

During formation of the inner members the strips 13 are advanced along the table 34 towards the forward end thereof first by action of the feed rollers 15 and then by the feed rollers- 59 which grip the forward end of a strip before the rear end thereof moves from betweenthe rollers 15. Between the rollers 15' and 59, the strips are each subjected to a series of operations in steps or stages designatedby the numbers I through 4 as indicated at 18. At the firststage (I) the strip is blank but when the strip is advanced 'to the second stage or step (2) it is operated upon by the perforating punches 19 to form the perforations l and H. The strip is-then advanced to the third stage (3); whereits sideedge portions are cut by the notching punches 80 and during this operation each side edge portion of the strip is cut to formthe straight out side edges and the arcuate side edges 24 ofthe inner members and partially form the tongues I4 which are completed during the next cutting of the strip at the stage (3). This completes formation of the inner member which is then advanced to the stage (4) and from this point the strip is progressively advanced as a series of connected inner members to the front endof the table 34 where the forward one. moves into place over the intermediate member and the outer member and as the perforations 7.. 8 and "9 will now be in alignment, the eyelets may be passed through them and clinched to hold the three members assembled. During the clinching operation the intermediate and inner members will be cut from theirstrips and the assembled members then moved as'a unit along the table 33 to the position where the outer member will be severed from its strip by the cutter 54 and the completed device will be discharged ready for use.

It will be understood that during the various operations the strips from which the three members are formed are shifted in step by step movements such distances and in such timed relation to each other that when the strip of outer members reaches the point of assembly opposite the front end of the table 34 the intermediate and inner members will move into place over it in proper relation to the outer member and each other tofdispose the openings 7; 8 and 9 in alignment, for. insertion and clinching of the eyelets 6 It will also be understood that while the three members have. been shown secured by eyelets other means; may be employed and that the invention is not restricted to the detailed construction of the apparatusfor operating upon the strips-from which the; three members are formed.

From the foregoing description of the construction of our improved device, the operation thereof and the method of applying the same to-use, will be readily understood. It will be seen thatiwe have provided a simple, inexpensive and efiicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention and while we have particularly described; the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details; of construction may be resorted to, without; departing from the spirit of sacrificing any v termediate members from the strips from which they are formed, and severing the outer member from the strip from which it is formed.

, 2. The method of making a container having an outer member, an intermediate member, and an inner member, said method comprising providing strips of sheet material, independently shifting said strips in step by step movements towards an assembly point, operating upon said strips as they are moved towards the assembly point to form of each: strip a plurality of interconnected duplicate members, disposing the intermediate members formed from one strip upon the outer members formed from another strip and disposing the inner members formed from a third strip upon the intermediate members at the point of assembling, securing the superimposed members to each other, severing the intermediate and inner members from the strips from which they are formed, andsevering the outer member from the strip from which it is formed.

3. The method of making a container having an. outer member, an. intermediate member and an inner member, said method comprising providing strips of sheet material, operating upon the strips to form the said members, and shiftingthe strips into position to, dispose-an intermediate member upon an outer member. and an i inner member upon the intermediate, member, securingthe assembled members, detaching; the; intermediate and inner members from the strips from which they are formed, and detaching the outer strip from the strip from which it is formed. l

4. The method of making a container having, an outer member, anintermediate member and an inner member, said method comprising prol-Q viding strips of sheet material, disposing one, strip over a secondv strip longitudinally thereofl andfa third strip transversely of thev first and. second mentioned strips, independently shifting? the strips longitudinally into position to dispose. end portions of the first and second mentioned strips over the third strip transverselythereof-Qin spaced relation to its end, subjectingsaidstrips' to punching and cutting operations as they are moved longitudinally to transform'the strips into. the said members, securing the intermediate and; inner members upon the outer member and severing the inner and intermediate members from the strips from which they are formed, and-.sev ering the outer member from the strip from: which it is formed.

5. The method of making a container havingan outer member, an intermediate member and, an inner member, said method comprising pro-; viding strips of sheet material, disposing one strip over a second strip longitudinallythereoff and a third stripv transversely of the first and; second mentioned strips, shiftingthe strips long-itudinally' independent of each other predetermined distances and atpredetermined speeds to dispose end portions of the first and second ment-ioned strips over the third strip and during, shifting of the strips operatingupon thesame to transform the strips into the said members of predetermined configuration, securing the said. members to each other, one upon another, and," severing the members from the strips from which they are, formed. v

6. The method of making a container having, an outer member, an inner member, and anv intermediate member, said method comprising providing a strip of paper and. metal foil and shifting' the same longitudinally, operating upon said strip to form connected outer members thereon, disposing a strip of cardboard and a strip 6: cedar transversely of the first strip and shiftingv the-same longitudinally while operating, upon the; i same to form connected inner members of the cedar strip' and connected intermediate members, of the cardboard strip the said inner and intermediate members being moved into place upon. the outer member and secured thereon with, the inner member over the intermediate member, and said members being severed from the strips from which they are formed.

IRVING E. BLACK. HYMAN JACOBSTEIN. 

